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columns per page.ArtisansWant the freedom to choose the next act. Seek to have impact, to get
results. Want to be graceful, bold and impressive. Generally excited and
optimistic. Absorbed in the action of the moment. Oriented toward the present.
Seek adventure and stimulation. Hunger for spontaneity. Trust impulses,
luck and their ability to solve any problem they run into. Think in terms
of variation. Ability to notice and describe rich detail, constantly seeking
relevant information. Like freedom to move, festivities and games. Natural
negotiators and trouble-shooters. Seize opportunities. Gifted tacticians,
deciding the best move to make in the moment, the expedient thing to do.
Frequently drawn to all kinds of work that requires variation on a theme.
Intelligence and Language: Their strength is tactics—the ability
to move into a situation and do what needs to be done. They have the same
range of intellectual ability (from the mentally challenged to the brilliant
genius) as other temperaments. They find formal learning rather tedious
and don’t like to be bothered reading the books to master an academic subject.
They use rather colloquial and colourful language.
Learning Style: In a restrictive environment, they get bored,
restless and stressed. Having to sit for long periods of time can result
in their inattention. They learn best in a hands-on setting. Class activities
like games, contests and chances to perform give them the variety they
like. However, they are quite capable of doing the necessary study to get
the training they need to do to get the credentials for anything they put
their minds to, even to the post graduate level of college. Their favourite
subjects are music, art, and physical education.
Animal Metaphor: The
fox does not plan its day. It just goes out each morning knowing that it
has to survive. It is constantly scanning the countryside to see if any
opportunities present themselves. Artisans function in a similar way. They
don’t like long term planning. They just want to see what turns up, and
they have the confidence to know they can deal with any situation.
With Friends: They don’t like planning ahead, preferring to
be spontaneous. They enjoy the comradery of team sports and being part
of an organization.
Romantic Relationships: They like dates to be exciting, trying
new and different activities. They can seize a romantic moment to impress
their partner.
With Family: They need their space and freedom. They like the fun family
times. They find it hard to follow rules and would like it if everyone
could just do his or her own thing.
A Few Career Suggestions: Actor, Auto Mechanic, Bartender, Chiropractor,
Comedian, Commercial Artist, Industrial Arts Teacher, Labour Relations
Specialist, Mediator, Musician, Physical Education Teacher, Physio-therapist,
Trial Lawyer, and X-ray Technician.

GuardiansWant to fit in, to have membership. Hunger for responsibility, accountability
and predictability. Tend to be generous, to serve and to do their duty.
Establish and maintain institutions and standard operating procedures.
Tend to protect and preserve, to stand guard and warn. Look to the past
and tradition. Foster their culture with ceremonies and rules. Trust contracts
and authority. Want security and stability. Think in terms of what is conventional,
comparisons, associations and discrete elements. Generally serious and
concerned, fatalistic. Skilled at ensuring that things, information and
people are in the right place, in the right amounts, the right quality,
at the right time. Frequently gravitate towards business and commerce.
Intelligence and Language: Their strength is logistics—the ability
to get the right things at the right time to the right people and not to
the wrong people. They are excellent with detail and have the patience
to see that everything checks out. Their language tends to be factual,
and they are not as comfortable with abstract ideas.
Learning Style: They learn best in structured situations and feel most
comfortable when they are able to follow an outline given by the instructor.
They prefer that the teacher stay on topic.They are able to do their share
of any group project assigned. They like their subjects to be useful and
traditional, such as business, accounting, history and government.
Animal Metaphor: The
beaver is known for its tireless ability to keep on working, even when
adversity keeps destroying their creations. They plan for the future by
storing up food for the winter. The Guardian with its strong sense of responsibility
works with few complaints to do what has to be done. They are the ones
who save for a rainy day.
With Friends: They like to plan activities with their friends.
They are careful with their money and like their friends to be the same.
They join teams, clubs and organizations because they give them a sense
of belonging.
Romantic Relationships: Being loyal and faithful is very important
to them so they expect this of their dates. They expect them to be dependable
and on time. They show their affection in more practical ways. They
are more likely to give a practical gift rather than a flashy object that
will be used only once.With Family: They like the stability that a family provides,
enjoying family traditions and celebrations. During teenage years they
may draw away from family, but underneath family is still important.
A Few Career Suggestions: Accountant, Air Traffic Controller,
Bookkeeper, Child Care Worker, Corrections Officer, Court Reporter, Dental
Hygienist, Elementary Teacher, Insurance Agent, Health Care Worker, Lawyer,
Police Officer, Restaurant Manager, Statistician, and Travel Agent.

IdealistsWant to be authentic, benevolent and empathic. Search for identity,
meaning and significance. Relationship oriented, particularly valuing meaningful
relationships. Romantic, idealistic, wanting to make the world a better
place. Look to the future. Trust their intuition, imagination, impressions.
Focus on developing potential, fostering and facilitating growth through
coaching, teaching, counselling, communicating. Generally enthusiastic.
Think in terms of integration and similarities and look for universals.
Gifted in the use of metaphors to bridge different perspectives. Diplomatic.
Frequently drawn to work that inspires and develops people and relationships.
Intelligence and Language: Their strength is diplomacy—they
have the empathic ability to know what the other person needs, and are
able to bridge the emotional gap between people. They have excellent use
of words and language and tend to use more abstract concepts in their speech,
particularly describing feelings and emotions.
Learning Style: They like to learn by participating in group
discussions. They need to feel that the teacher cares about the subject
and the students. They like the teacher to be friendly. Their favourite
subjects are about people, languages, drama, literature, and psychology.
Animal Metaphor:
The dolphin likes to be in contact with other dolphins, keeping in touch
by communicating with one another. They are playful and friendly. They
have been known to rescue people stranded at sea. Idealists have a need
to feel connected to other people. They like helping people fulfil their
potential.
With Friends: They want people with whom they can share their
deepest feelings. They want to know that they can trust their friends with
their innermost secrets. They belong to groups for the opportunities to
make friends and form new relationships.
Romantic Relationships: They are looking for the perfect love.
They want their relationships to be very romantic with lots of touching,
holding hands, love poems and notes, flowers and quiet talks.
With Family: They want their families to be happy and loving.
They are very sensitive to rejection and conflicts, even when they are
only on the sidelines. They value their family’s positive opinion of them.
They like to have at least one family member they can have intimate talks
with.
A Few Career Suggestions: Career Counsellor, Drug and Alcohol
Counsellor, Drama Teacher, Family Care Provider, Fashion Writer, Foreign
Language Translator, Journalist, Music Teacher, Recreation Leader, Religious
Leader, Sign Language Interpreter, Singer, Social Work, Therapist, and
Writer.

RationalsWant knowledge and to be competent, to achieve. Seek to understand
how the world and things in it work. Theory oriented. Everything is conditional
and relative. Oriented to the infinite. Trust logic and reason. Want to
have a rationale for everything. Skeptical. Think in terms of differences,
delineating categories, definitions, structures and functions. Hunger for
precision, especially in thought and language. Skilled at long-range planning,
inventing, designing and defining. Generally calm. Foster individualism.
Frequently gravitate toward technology and the sciences. Well suited for
engineering and devising strategy, whether in the social or physical sciences.
Intelligence and Language: Their strength is strategy—the long
term planning that sees to over all needs and prepares to avoid possible
problems. Their use of words tends to be rather scholarly, even to correcting
improper use of words by others.
Learning Style: They learn best in a lecture style presentation
or learning on their own. They have lots of questions and respect teachers
they think are competent. They can get bored when the pace of the class
moves too slowly. They have wide ranging interests and often study on their
own any topic they think is worthwhile pursuing. Their favourite subjects
are sciences and mathematics, particularly at the advanced and theoretical
levels.
Animal Metaphor:
The owl sits quietly in a tree, looking so wise, surveying the ground.
It is very methodical in the way it goes about the business of surviving.
They are quick to pounce on the unsuspecting mouse. Rationals want to know
all there is to know about any given subject. They demand a very high standard
of themselves, as they demand a high stand in others. In their need to
be right, they can be rather merciless when dealing with others.
With Friends: They may seem rather cool and without emotion.
Their emotions are there, but hidden and deep, and not easily accessible
to even themselves. So they expect friends to relate on a more intellectual
level. They join groups to satisfy their intellectual needs. They may join
sports activities to develop competencies in specific areas.
Romantic Relationships: They are attracted to someone who can
stimulate them intellectually. On dates they may go to intellectual activities.
However, when they are smitten, they can be head over heels in love.
With Family: In the family they often appear as loners as it
is unusual to find someone they can relate to in an intellectual way within
the family. They like private time to think. They may find family activities
boring and have difficulty following family rules that don’t make sense
to them.
A Few Suggested Careers: Airline Pilot, Archaeologist,
Architect, Chemical Technician, Industrial Designer, Movie Critic, News
Broadcaster, Photographer, Psychiatrist, Scientist, Speech Pathologist,
Software Programmer, Stock Broker, Surgeon, and Technical Writer.